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Iron Butterflies

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In the summer of 2014, sunflower fields and coal mines in eastern Ukraine turn into a 12 square kilometers crime scene. A multi-layered investigation into the downing of flight MH17, in which a butterfly-shaped shrapnel was found in the pilot’s body implicated the state responsible for a war crime that remains unpunished.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org Compelling if not altogether even, Iron Butterflies seeks to fill an important gap by revisiting a key moment in the history of the current Russo-Ukrainian War. Aug 15, 2023 Full Review Nick Allen RogerEbert.com Liubyi passionately assembles the pieces to this testimony of a broken system, using a cinematic cynicism that is often moving in a way optimism is not. Feb 3, 2023 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Iron Butterflies becomes suitably haunting. It's a place where a regular documentary would not find itself: a place to scream silently at the sins committed against those 298 people Jan 31, 2023 Full Review Jorge Ignacio Castillo Planet S Magazine Because I strongly believe docs have a place on the big screen, it brings me no joy to tell you this one isn’t great. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 31, 2023 Full Review Emma Badame That Shelf Liubyi’s documentary–a truly remarkable cinematic criminal investigation–is a must-see for those looking to parse events leading up to the current conflict in Eastern Europe Aug 25, 2023 Full Review Liam Lacey Original Cin The image of the explosion from a Russia missile that downed the Malaysian flight 17 shapes the jumbled style of this forensic, sardonic, poetic, and, occasionally over-arty film about the relationship between lies and violence. Rated: B-plus Aug 23, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Roman Liubyi

Director

Roman Liubyi

Writer

Mila Zhluktenko

Writer

Volodymyr Tykhyy

Producer

David Armati Lechner

Producer

Isabelle Bertolone

Producer
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Synopsis In the summer of 2014, sunflower fields and coal mines in eastern Ukraine turn into a 12 square kilometers crime scene. A multi-layered investigation into the downing of flight MH17, in which a butterfly-shaped shrapnel was found in the pilot’s body implicated the state responsible for a war crime that remains unpunished.
Director
Roman Liubyi
Producer
Volodymyr Tykhyy, David Armati Lechner, Isabelle Bertolone, Andrii Kotliar, Trini Götze
Screenwriter
Roman Liubyi, Mila Zhluktenko, Roman Liubyi, Mila Zhluktenko
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Ukrainian
Runtime
1h 28m